I explained to my son that grandma was going to pick him up from the day care center and he'd be sleeping over. Something she was looking forward to, something he'd enjoy. But on biking away from the day care center I felt I was going to be sick. Nobody can ever prepare you for […]
moreNow that there are people out there who believe in our project and have guaranteed us serious money to see it made, the dynamics are considerably different. No longer is it just fun and games, it's something that better be good. Here's the catch: it'll only be good if we take risks. And taking risks […]
moreMy sister came by yesterday. The title to the screenplay we are writing is: My sister came by today.
moreYesterday, my work day ended as follows: while at the day care center, my celphone started buzzing frantically. My celphone hardly ever buzzes frantically and so on biking home through maddening rain with my son on the back of my bike, I became curious to know what was going on. Was someone in trouble and […]
moreRevisiting what I said about flamenco last week and how it surprised me that some women who were taking the advanced class were still really bad at it. I am now convinced (at least today I am) that being able to see just how good or how bad you are at something is one of […]
morePlaying the piano as a hobby in Amsterdam isn’t the greatest of ideas. But I admit, I had forgotten how annoying it had been to hear my neighbour practice playing ‘Old McDonald had a farm’ over and over again, until he stopped me in the street today and asked, “you’ve taken up tap lessons have […]
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